You've never seen fencing like this! Tornado wire fence building competition!

[@johnshoureas1629]

Now that all your farm projects are done you finally got a chance to relax and enjoy yourself.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

bhahhahhaaha....relax....just spent 9 hours on the tractor yesterday. Traveling is fun...and it's great to take you guys to all these fun places....but It puts me behind on the farm for sure....this was an awesome trip..and it took my mind off a few things I've had going on here at the house

[@engineerwv]

Think I need to host a fencing competition on my farm. 🤪

[@kimballkoinva283]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmerg

[@kimballkoinva283]

Nf can. My mom nn. Me

[@notsure7874]

HAHAHAHA!!!! "done" ... a farm is NEVER done!

[@njneer7511]

Thanks for posting this Josh. Something like this might seem trivial to most people but this is the kind of stuff America was built on. Hard work, ingenuity, love of labor, and pride are the cornerstones of our society that have been lost on our current generation.

[@rdj1672]

Millennials are killing the fencing industry 😭

[@Alan_Hans__]

I hate fencing but I do do enough of it to appreciate how easy using a post driver makes things. I've never used pine poles for fencing. Big arse hardwood strainer post and lots of star steel pickets. The girl with the "hi" made me smile. 11:17

[@rodolfoplasencia4953]

This is like a class. From here anyone can go and do his fencing. Wow man, what a video! Thank you brother! You're doing lots of favors with this videos!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Even better vid coming this saturday....check out the fencing series!

[@NorthCountryOffgrid]

This is an awesome concept! Fencing building contest. Welcome to America 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@Harry-O]

Informative! Never heard of this. These guys take their job seriously! I sure could use them here. Thanks for the vlog.

[@teamstucker624]

Great video 👍 I like the parts when they ask question and how each builder explains his process and thoughts. It's great to bounce ideas and skill around a group any true Craftsman will never stop learning more about his craft/trade. One of the best quote I have ever heard (You can learn a lot from a lazy man because he will show you the easiest and fastest way to get the job done)

[@merlewarnsholz2094]

I'm a retired Lutheran Pastor, living in Davenport, Iowa. I learned somethings in your video. Thanks for sharing.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

Very cool! A lot of knowledge and skills hanging around there. Thanks for sharing

[@kellyash3409]

Awesome farm protection! Amarok Perimiter Security, formerly Electric Guard Dog, is the nation's premier commercial perimiter security fencing! Brothers in Arms!

[@chrishare3981]

Cool. More footage of machines and debriefing is always appreciated.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

More video coming my friend for sure!

[@michaelcook768]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer I figured you would have more info...I expect you have quite a bit of footage that will depend on viewer interest. I find it fascinating. And, the openness of the contestants to share and critique is wonderful...and it is how people improve methods.

[@merrymanrc]

Good times for all. Everyone picking up tips about making a better fence and you got some tips too.

[@bburnette252]

I need to have one of these competitions on my property....

[@brianmeattey4151]

Very I informative and happy ya brought us along bro allways enjoy watching you...till the next vid godbless

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Thank you 🎥👍👍👍

[@shawnfox8002]

Nice to see a few local Indiana boys building fence.

[@yasminghani2073]

Enjoy watching your video

[@cameronrolston6099]

You guys Should see the speed, quality and workmanship in an 🇳🇿 kiwi fencing comp your jaws would hit the floor. I see you all utilise a lot of our fencing products it's really neat to see

[@roydavis2242]

I loved the idea notching that the guy was doing. I wished you had shown how it worked.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

More detail in video 3

[@47Rolling]

That's exactly how we do it in Australia but we mostly use hardwood posts not treated pine.

[@ltgengr]

Needs to build a router template to speed it along.

[@simonrowley4913]

Thanks for spending the time to share this is an awesome vlog. Looking forward to part 2. 👍🏻

[@rondadepenbusch8152]

I love this !!! Being a cattle owner and raise feeder cattle and cow/calf pairs we have our share of fence issues sometimes or know some who don’t have good fences and their livestock gets loose and out on the highway or in someone else’s pasture . We thankfully have good fences but we’d love to learn a more efficient & more effective way and less time consuming!!! Life’s busy and every lil “ work smarter , not harder” counts & is something we strive for in our house and raising twin girls , time and efficiency are just a few things that i take pride in doing to accomplish everyday things & to insure things to run smoothly throughout our daily routine!!

[@CountryViewAcres]

Another good Informational video. 👍

[@jonathanrayfencing1824]

I had planned on being there to watch and learn as well but was trying to finish a fence here in Kentucky. Thanks so much for these videos that make it possible to see the contest.

[@hoosierhillbilly2295]

Wow Worthington. That’s only 40 miles from me. I would have liked to come see this. Great video!

[@joshmiller4774]

I will gladly say I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. It was informative and it was nice to see people who are passionate about what they do.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Glad ya liked it Josh

[@Jess-jp9qv]

Hope you enjoyed Greene county i sure do being home to my farm.

[@NorthCountryOffgrid]

“Slept on a couch with a cat; got a lot of action”. Great editing brother!!! I chuckled 👍🏻👍🏻

[@thepyrofarmer]

Thanks for putting the time in to make this video. It’s was a great watch. I have some property in Qld Australia & currently fencing to keep my sheep in. 👌

[@thephotographicauditor6715]

Good vid Josh....Tks!!!

[@stevenandrews6627]

Really interested post.

[@okskeeter278]

Good show Josh

[@dutchglobetrotter4513]

Never thought fencing could have be this interesting.

[@southernkiwi3057]

As a fencing contractor here in New Zealand we regularly use an angle stay shown at 13.20 a lot of our work is done on steep high country and these last for years, good and solid if done right. I prefer them to the box stay as there's no wire to loosen up with stock pressure over time. Also if the box stay isn't notched in to the strainer post it can have a tendency to fall out over time if the wire stretches and loosens up.

[@cctv5277]

I liked the Scottish connection off one of the guys. I’m around 3 hours from Scotland and there are some bleak places up there. A lot of folks built the dry stone walls and just maintain them as they have been there for centuries. The first question in my head was why not sharpen the bottom of the posts, but you answered that in the video just as I was thinking it. Another great video 👍

[@peterpannell3908]

CC TV Depends in NZ posts are nearly always pointed ( 95%) It actually works the other way round pointed post finish up tighter in the ground when driven. And flat end posts suffer more top damage than pointed ones.

[@wellesleyhillscongregation3807]

Really wish you went into details on machines used too

[@WPRJersey]

Great job Josh

[@clayboist]

Now this is an event I would attend and take the family with me!

[@drinternatg6391]

Just love the guitar picking music.

[@mikereed7193]

Educational. Thanks

[@dmorgan28]

Wow. Really enjoyed this video. All those guys were awesome fence builders. Woooooo👍👍❤️

[@matthewalexander6792]

Awesome stuff! Thank you!

[@elvaquero3030]

Awesome and very helpful video! 👍🏼

[@stuartsplace100]

I LUV BUILDING FENCE

[@Katyhillfarmer]

they sure can build some fence hope you enjoyed yourself

[@131dyana]

I had no idea there was such a thing as a fence competition.

[@inthebriarpatch]

Sure, it's even a sport. "Fencing". lol

[@majorpayne5289]

👍Thats a lot of Fencin’ right there brutha man Josh! Good times🇺🇸

[@amanwithhiscigaretteandcof3474]

nice competition. all cowboys look cool. the technique is great. thanks for sharing the video.

[@lilahnewton7940]

All I can say is.....GREAT STUFF👍🏆🇺🇸

[@griddownhomestead]

Looks like a fun competition, send them good o'boys out to my neck of the woods! lol

[@alanwebster7908]

Thanks . Always like to see action.

[@benjamindelarama6237]

amazing I want to see coz I am a driver applying for fence driver.

[@longviewfarm226]

That was great!

[@waltershulas623]

Awsome video josh thank you for all your hard work you put into making the videos for all of us to learn from God bless.how is miss Stoney ridge doing ?

[@mudlakesawmill9332]

Would gladly have them all come have a fence building contest at my place. Fence some of my property in

[@blacklanner5795]

The classic Tom Sawyer. Next competition is County Inspectors : First to approve permits.

[@jimmio3727]

I think the record is 6 months, bahahaha

[@joshyddog2054]

This is sick!!

[@joshyddog2054]

What they say about the fence at 13:20? Haven't seen it like before!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

video coming out this weekend explaining some of the bracing and construction

[@joshyddog2054]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer Awesome okay!!

[@carolyngaulin8297]

This is a farmers dream ! All at one place! 🎼Woooo !

[@Veemack21]

Welcome to Indiana!

[@Bill-cg6oh]

Wish i would of know about this, i would of come down and said hello. Glad you got to do something new and you can think about the best way to do your fence. Maybe one of these days i'll stop by your place and hang out for a day or 2. Keep up the video's and look forward to many more, Tell miss stoney ridge i said hello and hope her arm heals up fast without any other issues.

[@ronneitzel2869]

been looking for this video, just wow

[@claetuswoodroofe4164]

If we try to drive posts with no points in Ireland stones will split them but if pointed they will go between the stones and go in a lot faster

[@pleaseholdwhileiprocessyou1513]

The stones must be small then if the point helps that much. Maybe your post are to small or metal would work better.

[@claetuswoodroofe4164]

Rob Isaac's the stones would between brick size and football size if the land is dry and stony we could be down to 60 posts per hour

[@claetuswoodroofe4164]

The posts are 4 to 5 inch diameter but only in 24 inches in the ground as we don’t have deep frost to jack them out

[@47Rolling]

We always point them up in Australia too but we use hardwood posts. The strainers which are normally around 10-12" diameter we go down 4 feet and the split posts 3 1/2 feet

[@peterpannell3908]

Claetus Woodroofe You are quite right same in NZ.

[@myshots101]

I've never seen something like this but that was very neat. Most importantly the really down to earth conversations these guys have. Everyone taking in whatever criticism they had, good or bad to learn. I live in the city so you don't see much of this, but just this past week we had a private company replaced quite a few power poles in the area with just a couple of large trucks. One has the large drill for the hole. The other carries the pole, the other has the claws to move it. Another truck has that bucket for the workers, I think it may have been the same truck with the claw. Just some amazing stuff what they did in just about a week, not to mention running all new cables to each of those.

[@chelemichele1524]

This was cool to watch... Have a wonderful day🌻🌻🌻

[@pecanjesaaleksandrom1108]

Bravo.

[@brodinpedley3923]

Down here in South Australia I can remember drilling for at least 4 hour through granite and limestone with tungsten tip orgers. it's amazing how you guys can hit the posts straight into the ground.

[@rogerdavies6226]

IN Australia they have a fencing setup on a trailer.. The load a rack of steel posts and run all the wire through them (slick Wire) they set a pulling brace and off the go. Every 8' they stop operator on trailer drives post and off they go again

[@scottt8424]

Hey Josh thanks for the video man I liked it really enjoyed it

[@johnwootton9031]

AWSOME people getting together and having fun it’s more of what the world needs so what if you got to do a little work lol

[@Tgsprops]

. Was farm fence solutions the person who did the installation of your fence?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

yes...and most of these contractors were there too

[@michaelcook768]

Josh...a really interesting video. I assume you know Galax, VA has a old time Bluegrass festival yearly. It is in the boonies...my Dad, a Dobro and Steel guitar player, really enjoyed going.

[@rodsapyta7059]

Great video. I have put in . MYSELF. By HAND with post hole diggers, 2000.LF. of field fence in Plant City FLA. I do not like the Pounding Eq.But, thanks for showing.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

You'd rather dig the holes and tamp them than pound them? Just making sure I'm hearing ya right

[@peterpannell3908]

As a contract fencer my tally is over a thousand miles, if it wasn’t for driven posts I would have been dead years ago,for speed and tightness you will never get better.

[@kennymartin7803]

This is great , most of us poor people have to dig a hole with post diggers that you buy with the local hardware store . I'm doing it right now, the old-fashioned way.

[@micahroberts4481]

I work for a fencing company and a lot of times we have to dig by hand.

[@MrVarDizzle]

I stumbled across this on KZbin looking at residential fences. ABSOLUTELY loved this. I love working with my hands and love to see how things are done by professionals. Though I will never have a need for a fence like this I really enjoyed this. Now I am off to watch day two. Side note did only the first 6 place or did you cut it off. I am from Aurora, Ohio and I was happy to see the Akron boys Forever Fence and Rails but I did not hear where they placed unless I missed something.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@MD-uu5nt]

Cool competition, but i think its crazy not pointing the posts. We always point our posts and we would almost never have posts driven off line. Even when it does happen it is much quicker to lift the post, pull out whatever rock is in the way and redrive it. The posts are going in so slowly without a point that you are losing a huge amount of time in the day. I dont believe it weakens the post either. Source fencing contractor for over 30 years.

[@jamesrenno4692]

2:00 Andrew, Belleville is where i grew up. Did you go to Kish or BMS?

[@johnnyholland8765]

I put up enough fencing in my farming days to know I don't ever want to drive another post or string one more inch of wire....... Have you ever had to cut a bundle of old fence wire out of the undercarrage of a dozier? Very rough on the seals. I know there is a purpose and a reason for fences and fencing in general I am just glad I don't do it anymore. Lot of folks put a lot of money in fencing only to neglect the upkeep involved with them. Encroachment by vines and trees and other things can take their toll. Also you have to inspect and maintain fencing for loose posts and wire. Can't just put it up and forget it. These guys show a lot of pride in their work and the workmanship shows. While my fences probably weren't the same caliber as these guys it kept the livestock in and the unwanted out. Hats off to these people for a job well done.........

[@franklinarchambault5397]

my fence building consisted of a posthole digger and a tamping bar

[@Cake41579]

So who do I gotta talk to about h Possibly hosting one of these events. I could sure use the help to get sone fence built around here. Lol

[@erasertech9785]

Slept on a crouch with a cat and got a lot of action. ;) classic.

[@brucealvarez9263]

Next competition take them somewhere most every post hits ledge or a big rock. I need to learn that from the pros!

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

We'll do it on my place lol...lots of rocks!

[@MikeBaxterABC]

8:28 .. I don;t know a lot about these "fancy fencing" guys .. but I saw a set up on my buddy's farm and the company used Sharpened Posts of only 3" diameter (green pressure treated) ... but the set up used twice as many posts as a normal fence ... the posts pounded in, in seconds too .. MUCH faster than any of this ones (the fence was "topped" with 2X6's for horses) ......... that was 8 or 10 years ago and ... looks the same as when it was installed so far.

[@farmfencesolutionsllc]

Mike Baxter Different strokes for different folks. In the same place come February, the same posts will drive in with only a few licks. It hadn’t rained enough to count since late July, so the ground was quite hard.

[@MikeBaxterABC]

@@farmfencesolutionsllc Ahhh ... good point ... Yep my buddies fence was put up in the spring, as soon as they were able to get in, without getting the equipment stuck.

[@TheBlueBerryMac]

Why pound the posts instead of drilling holes? Here in the west, there is lots of rock and hard clay. What's the best method for putting in posts in to rock and/or very hard clay?

[@farmfencesolutionsllc]

We generally use a rock auger or pilot auger in those situations. The "dirt" in this video is very hard and dry clay. Pounding the posts makes for a stronger fence, it's faster to install, less expensive, and requires less labor.

[@WormHoleFarming]

Thanks for the info on fencing. I'm fix'n to redo and update all my fencing here on the farm. Been looking at different systems ( high tensile/barb wire/page wire/electric ) just not sure what I'm going with yet. Diffidently sure the post will be driven in ( over digging and setting ).

[@tysonbrown1277]

Why doesnt anyone concrete their posts in?

[@tamtam1501]

Hello from Idaho , Josh 🚜

[@blueridgeburnouts8265]

Todd Dillon! You're famous!

[@GoodOlBoy1976]

This was awesome to watch. Can you do a live their so we can ask questions? The reason why is so some of us can learn more about this. I can't speak for everyone but I love to learn more about this.

[@russsherwood5978]

will them fences keep trespassers out? thank ya fer the video

[@TombstoneHeart]

As an Aussie, I'm almost speechless at the fact you can even drive posts of that diameter into the ground! There aren't many places in the Great Southern Land with soil soft enough to let you do that. Most rural fencing is made up of steel "star" pickets, ( there are probably other names for them ) and in some places, even getting them into the ground requires a lot of faith in the Lord and an equal amount of bad language. It all balances out in the end, because what we lack in the former, most of us have an oversupply of in the latter! I once worked on a job putting in a telephone line from Croydon to Normanton, up in the Gulf country of Queensland, over what the locals called "ironstone country" and they sure weren't joking. Almost every post hole we put down required drilling and firing. There was no competition going on that job- we just wanted it to end! There's no sour grapes in this post - I just envy the amount of soft topsoil you have in the U.S.

[@brodinpedley3923]

Could not agree more, down here in South Australia I can remember drilling for at least 4 hour through granite and limestone with tungsten tip orgers

[@davegamble1616]

Looks like the ground pretty hard what we used to do stick a car wash wand first where you want the post water works best

[@davidlpittman]

I so wish I had known about this. I live in WORTHINGTON and would've loved to come meet you and say howdy.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Dang man....sorry...pretty country out there

[@davidlpittman]

@@StoneyRidgeFarmer indeed. When you came back into town and got to the highway, I live just across the tracks a piece.

[@futurepilot6749]

Nice

[@mikemallery913]

Do you have a review of each post hole driver?

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

Soon we'll do some comparison videos on post drivers

[@kevintunaley5079]

I need a fence around my 1.3 acre lot. saving up for it but its taking ages !

[@jackdonaldson8308]

Hey did you ever get a video in the end with more detail on the braces? Great informative videos thank you!

[@keetrandling4530]

Rockbridge county VA in da ("house" doesn't fit, so...) field! Whoo Hoo!

[@vijay527]

What Kind of Tree Logs have you used in this

[@rusty1121]

That’s some high quality fencers right there man! Impressive!

[@Microbeherder]

What was the wire stretcher those guys with the new holland tractor used? I think they were the ones in the lead halfway through.

[@StoneyRidgeFarmer]

I'm not sure...fyi finishing first didn't count for much...quality and speed was the goal

[@Will7981]

This competition would have been nice to have in Texas on the Mexican border. Lol. Enjoyed the video.👍🏻